Everyone usually says that fat-free is the way to go when dieting. Up until last week I was one of them until a program I was watching chnged my mind.
I happened to catch a show with Dr. Oz on tv last week and the topics he was discussing r... Read more

What can I say about Spark?? What can't I say about Spark!!
Since joining this site I have learned so many things about not only weight loss and nutrition but about myself as well. I don't know what I did without this site before!!
I d... Read more

It's time to start taking control of my life!! If you have read my recent blog entries you know just what I'm talking about. Here are a few more things that I'm going to take control of ---
1. I just sent off for a copy of my child support ... Read more

Slowly but surely I'm making progress towards a healthier me! I started out by getting a home glucose monitor (my doctor told me I wasn't pre-diabetic but I needed to limit my sugar). I feel that the best way to do this was get the monitor!!! Di... Read more

This is a new month for me. I have decided that this is the month that will be the turning point in my life! There are a few things that I have been puttine off ( I admit that I am a procrastinator) and this is the month that I am going to start... Read more

Ok fellow Sparkers. I'm back again!! I've been off-line for almost 6 months now (and I've hated every minute of it)! I missed visiing my Spark teams and tracking my goals. I've missed interacting with all of my Spark friends on a regular basis!... Read more

OK - I missed my blog entry for last week (got so busy with other things that it kind off slipped my mind). I do want to wish all of you at Sparks a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! I also want to wish all a Happy Hannu... Read more

Ok - after my first week back at Sparks, I have come to realize a few things.
First of all, I LOVE the new additions to the Food Tracker!! I find it really helpful that we can now get feedback on our daily nutrition tracker for the day, I j... Read more

After being offline for almost a year, I finally have my internet back! All I can say is that I have missed logging in to SparkPeople every single day and have thought of all of you the entire time!
I never realized how much I had grown t... Read more

I must admit that I am making progresss in baby steps - but at least I'm making progress!! After going through my BDA journal, I realized what I already kenw - I feel so much better when I get some type of exercising in (besides my daily walking... Read more

OK - it's been one week into this challenge and I'm not doing so great. I get my cardio in everyday (walking to and from the bus stop and walking at work is great). My problem is fitting in a (somewhat) regular exercise routine for my core, uppe... Read more

Here is the template to use for your first blog. This is an agreement you will fill out. Copy and paste this to your blog and fill in the blanks.
BEFORE AND AFTER JOURNAL
I Shortyrock1 (Angie) will participate in the Journal Ch... Read more

OK - things are looking better since the last entry. I was able to find a new place - I just can't move in until the 28th of this month. Hopefully I can hold off the eviction for 48 hours ( still need to get the truck). The other thing is this... Read more

OK everyone - this has not been a good month for me. I am currently in the middle of an eviction with no place to go!!
This situation started when I fell behind on my rent after I got laid off from my last job. I was out of work for close t... Read more

I've been out of work since mid-April and it was driving me crazy! I'm used to working almost every day - I worked full time before I had my son and went back to work full-time before he turned 1. I have worked steady forthe last 10+ years so I ... Read more